tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post3760658093426338010..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Every Waiter Has a Screenplay, But God Doesn'tSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-30475393595316327252011-09-07T12:37:42.202-07:002011-09-07T12:37:42.202-07:00I am so glad you have your full cohort of nuns on-...I am so glad you have your full cohort of nuns on-site now so you can get back to us! This is a wonderful answer to this oft-repeated statement which I'm going to FB.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334203937303147489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-87678811689172244112011-09-06T19:41:46.830-07:002011-09-06T19:41:46.830-07:00Thank you so much for this post Sister! I had a pr...Thank you so much for this post Sister! I had a proverbial "lightbulb" moment on this same subject of free will a few months ago. The person I asked about it gave pretty much the exact answer you did, and the Holy Spirit filled in the rest. The conclusion I came to was almost exactly what you wrote: God has one ultimate will for us, but gives us several paths to achieve that will, and we may choose which one to follow. This was something so new to me, and what freedom it brings! Thank you for posting!Shannon B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-8000263693245061672011-09-06T18:36:58.905-07:002011-09-06T18:36:58.905-07:00Sister Mary Martha,
My Mom died in a nursing home ...Sister Mary Martha,<br />My Mom died in a nursing home last November. She was unconscious and her heart just stopped after 3 days. Our family called the priest who ministered the Last Rites. She could not receive the eucharist as she just looked like she was sleeping. He was very joyful and told us Mom would go straight to heaven when she dies. We prayed the rosary many times as a family for her and said our goodbyes. She was unable to have her last confession and was somewhat confused the last year, but attended weekly mass. I thought she would still make a stop in Purgatory. I am not taking chances and have masses for her. She suffered much in her life and I would love to think Father was correct, but it sounds too easy the way he told us. What do you think? Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-15444811213719038092011-09-06T18:02:42.121-07:002011-09-06T18:02:42.121-07:00I'm really loving the easiness of these answer...I'm really loving the easiness of these answers.'LUSH'https://www.blogger.com/profile/10781523939347463109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-9765081152245673552011-09-06T14:08:37.365-07:002011-09-06T14:08:37.365-07:00Done!Done!Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-43993850593572341212011-09-06T13:41:35.285-07:002011-09-06T13:41:35.285-07:00Hi Sister Mary Martha,
I have a question about a ...Hi Sister Mary Martha,<br /><br />I have a question about a comment I made about a year ago on one of your earlier posts. It's a comment on this post: http://asksistermarymartha.blogspot.com/2010/01/another-set-of-twins.html. I was wondering, if it isn't too much trouble, if you could delete my comment, which was a question about an image you had posted in which I unwisely used my full name. I apologize for asking this of you - it was my silly mistake - but I would deeply appreciate it. (My post was made at 1:36pm and identifies me as an editorial assistant - I'd rather not use my full name again here, or I'll just repeat the problem.)<br /><br />Thank you, and again, sorry for the trouble. I couldn't find an email address for you so that I could avoid asking this in form of a public comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com